OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org is a freeware alternative to Microsoft Office that I use every day. It includes components for word-processing, spreadsheets, presentations, database access and drawing, and is over 90% compatible with Microsoft Office applications and files. It runs on Windows, Linux, UNIX and OSX, and is included in most Linux distros.
What is the latest version of OpenOffice.org?
Arguments against Microsoft Office
Too many features, so no-one can use them all, and the software changes in every release.
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Arguments for OpenOffice.org
Supported by the worldwide user community, so updates can be developed, tested and distributed rapidly.
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Latest release can read all OpenDocument, Office and OOXML format files.
1 point
Arguments against OpenOffice.org
Not enough organizations accept files in ISO-standard OpenDocument file formats.
1 point
Microsoft Office cannot read OpenOffice.org files without downloading extra software.
1 point
Supported by the user community, so perceived to have no commercial support.
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OpenOffice.org Links
OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity Suite
OpenOffice.org: The Free, Open Source Office Suite1 point
Microsoft Office to OpenOffice Migration Guide
Microsoft Office to OpenOffice Migration Guide1 point
OpenOffice.org Forum at OOoForum.org
The OpenOffice.org Forum at OOoForum.org is an OpenOffice.org help and discussion forum for exchanging information and tips with other users of OpenOf...1 point
OpenOffice.org books on Amazon
Database Programming with OpenOffice.org Base & Basic
Amazon Price: $31.54 (as of 12/30/2009) 
Getting Started With Open Office .Org 3.0: Openoffice.Org V3.0
Amazon Price: $21.95 (as of 12/30/2009)
Learn OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet Macro Programming: OOoBasic and Calc automation: A fast and friendly tutorial to writing macros and spreadsheet applications
Amazon Price: $31.57 (as of 12/30/2009)
No Stress Tech Guide To OpenOffice.org 3 Writer:: In-depth coverage of the most popular free alternative to Microsoft Word
Amazon Price: $31.54 (as of 12/30/2009)
Open Office .org 3 WRITER Guide: OpenOffice.org 3.0, 548 pages
Amazon Price: $27.95 (as of 12/30/2009)
OpenOffice.org vs Microsoft Office
Which is better: OpenOffice.org or Microsoft Office?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byOpenOffice.org is better
WordCustard says:
I like the ethos behind OpenOffice. MS Office used to be fine but find the new 'ribbon' interface annoying.
Posted November 13, 2009
CleanerLife says:
I'll stick to OpenOffice, it does everything I want, so there's no sense supporting the over-bloated nightmare that is Microsoft!
Posted October 02, 2009
hollandnumerics says:
OpenOffice.org does everything I want it to do. It can read most of the Microsoft Office files I receive, and write most that I need to send out. It runs on Windows and Linux, looks the same on both, and it's free to download and upgrade. No competition!
Posted June 03, 2009
Microsoft Office is better
xjxsxhx says:
as a university student I find Office better and easier to use. I was taught to use Office at school and all my university files are created in Office and, although "compatible", formatting etc changes in the transfer, especially with the OpenOffice alternative to Powerpoint. I can, and have, used both but definitely prefer Office.
Posted June 04, 2009
Blog Posts about OpenOffice.org
- Why does Microsoft fear OpenOffice.org? - Computerworld Blogs
- It's well-known that Microsoft worries that Google Docs may eat into the profits of the Microsoft Office cash cow. But Microsoft also appears to be extremely worried that an unlikely source may be a major threat as well ...
- Is OpenOffice.org a Threat? Microsoft Thinks So | JetLib News
- Glyn Moody writes Most people regard OpenOffice.org as a distant runner-up to Microsoft Office, and certainly not a serious rival. Microsoft seems to feel.
- Trouble with OpenOffice.org localization - openSUSE Forums
- Hi all After installing OpenOffice.org 3.1.1 from openSUSE BuildService - OpenOffice.org ( Index of /repositories/OpenOffice.org:/STABLE/openSUSE_11.1.
- Is OpenOffice.org a Threat? Microsoft Thinks So | fsdaily.com ...
- this reveals something incredibly important about the current thinking at Microsoft: that OpenOffice.org now figures almost as largely in the competitive landscape as does GNU/Linux, and the fact there are no less than *13* ?district ...
News about OpenOffice.org
- Why does Microsoft fear OpenOffice.org?
- But Microsoft also appears to be extremely worried that an unlikely source may be a major threat as well --- OpenOffice.org. At least that's what a recent ...
- Labs Outlook 2010: Oracle/Sun, Microsoft Azure, Office, Ubuntu and Chrome OS ...
- Microsoft Office isn't the only productivity suite set to undergo a major new release in 2010: The OpenOffice.org project is set to bear the first fruit of ...
- Best Linux software for new users
- The OpenOffice.org productivity suite, the Gobby collaborative editor, the Okular PDF viewer, PdfMod PDF editor and the Evolution e-mail / calendaring ...
- What To Expect in 2010
- Should the sale of Sun Microsystems to Oracle finally go ahead, what will it mean for products like VirtualBox, MySQL, OpenOffice.org and ZFS? ...
Blog Posts about Microsoft Office
- Making Microsoft Office on the Mac look more PC-like
- Previously, I've mentioned that, despite their similar DNA and file interoperability, Microsoft Office for the PC and Mac are different in their own little subtle ways. This is part function: for example, Microsoft Excel on the Mac uses ...
- Microsoft Office Word 2010 Tabbed Browsing
- A few months back we covered a great add-in for Microsoft Office 2007 called OfficeTab which could add tabs in Word 2007, Excel 2007, and PowerPoint 2007. I.
- Microsoft Office 2010 Document Inspector
- The Document Inspector feature of Office lets you check your document for hidden properties and personal information. As the co-authoring feature of Office 2010.
- Microsoft Office 2007 PreSP3 Professional DreamEdition 2010
- Microsoft Office 2007 PreSP3 Professional DreamEdition 2010 | 792 MB Microsoft Office Professional 2007 - a comprehensive set of business applications and database management programs to help you save.
News about Microsoft Office
- Adobe To Surpass Microsoft As Hacker Target
- McAfee says Adobe Reader and Flash will top Microsoft Office as the favorite target of cybercriminals in 2010. By Antone Gonsalves Adobe Reader and Flash ...
- Microsoft Patch Will Allow Word Sales to Continue
- Microsoft has made a Microsoft Office Supplemental Release, tool for reducing Word functionality, to partners and computer manufacturers since October 2009. ...
- Amazon touts top products of 2009
- Other top tech items on the several Amazon lists included Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, an Omron Digital Pocket Pedometer, and an Accutire ...
- Microsoft removes Custom XML features from Office 2007
- The message, which was sent to the US OPC Newsletter mailing list, reads as follows: A new supplement for the 2007 Microsoft Office system is required for ...
OpenOffice.org on Wikipedia
OpenOffice.org (OO.o or OOo), commonly known as OpenOffice, is an open source software application suite available for a number of different computer operating systems. It is distributed as free software and written using its own GUI toolkit. It supports the ISO/IEC standard OpenDocument Format (ODF) for data interchange as its default file format, as well as Microsoft Office formats among others. , OpenOffice supports over 110 languages.
OpenOffice.org was originally derived from StarOffice, an office suite developed by StarDivision and acquired by Sun Microsystems in August 1999. The source code of the suite was released in July 2000 with the aim of reducing the dominant market share of Microsoft Office by providing a free and open alternative; later versions of StarOffice are based upon OpenOffice.org with additional proprietary components.
The project and software are informally referred to as OpenOffice, but this term is a trademark held by a company in the Netherlands co-founded by Wouter Hanegraaff and is also in use by Orange UK, requiring the project to adopt OpenOffice.org as its formal name.
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- TrainingonTap TrainingonTap Dec 1, 2009 @ 2:19 am
- Only one way in wihch OpenOffice could realistically be thought of as better than the infinitely superior Microsoft and that of course is in price - i.e. no cost at all though it would be nice to know if anyone actually does give a donation for the privilege of getting free software. However, if somone is a novice and has not used Microsoft, or to any great extent beyond the mere basics, they woudn't know any better. Ignorane is bliss, so to speak.
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